A new federal report finds that climate change is affecting the natural environment, agriculture, energy production and use, land and water resources, transportation, and human health and welfare across the …read more Source:: Science
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Climate simulations project wetter, windier hurricanes
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New supercomputer simulations by climate scientists have shown that climate change intensified the amount of rainfall in recent hurricanes such as Katrina, Irma, and Maria by 5 to 10 percent. …read more Source:: Science
Working lands play a key role in protecting biodiversity
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Diversifying working lands — including farmland, rangeland and forests — may be key to preserving biodiversity in the face of climate change, says a new review article. These changes could …read more Source:: Science
Nobel Prize in Economics 2018
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The 2018 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel is being awarded to William D. Nordhaus “for integrating climate change into long-run macroeconomic analysis” and Paul …read more Source:: Science
A warmer spring leads to less plant growth in summer
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Due to climate change, springtime growth begins earlier each year. Up to now, it was thought that this phenomenon was slowing climate change. However, as evaluations of satellite data have …read more Source:: Science
Taller plants moving into Arctic because of climate change
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The effects of climate change are behind an increase in plant height across the Arctic tundra over the past 30 years. …read more Source:: Science
Peatland carbon sinks at risk
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Peatlands are extremely effective at storing carbon, but an international study has found climate change could stop that. The group investigated how peatlands – swamps and bogs with organic rich …read more Source:: Science
Why we stick to false beliefs: Feedback trumps hard evidence
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Ever wonder why flat earthers, birthers, climate change and Holocaust deniers stick to their beliefs in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary? New findings suggest that feedback, rather …read more Source:: Science
From cradle to grave: Factors that shaped evolution
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This study brings us closer to knowing the complex interactions between topography and climate change, and how these factors influence the evolutionary histories and biodiversity of species in natural ecosystems. …read more Source:: Science
Limiting warming to 1.5 degree C would save majority of global species from climate change
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New research finds that limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees C would save the majority of the world’s plant and animal species from climate change. Species across the globe would …read more Source:: Science